tôm càng xanh

Vietnamese

Etymology

tôm (“shrimp”) +‎ càng (“crustacean claw, pincer”) +‎ xanh (“blue”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tom˧˧ kaːŋ˨˩ sajŋ̟˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tom˧˧ kaːŋ˦˩ sɛɲ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tom˧˧ kaːŋ˨˩ san˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) tôm càng xanh

giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii)

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